Sled-plate.



S. A. SOULE.

SLED PLATE.

APPLIOATION rum) MAY 19, 1914.

1,130,1 15. Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

SOLOMON A. SOULE, OF FRANCIS, WASHINGTON.

SLED-PLATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Application filed May 19, 1914. Serial No. 839,591.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Solomon A. SoULE, citizen of the United States, residing at Francis, in the county of Pacific and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sled-Plates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sled plates and it has for its object the provision of an improved article of this nature particularly adapted for use in connection with the very large and heavy sleds used in moving donkey engines from place to place in logging operations. The runners on sleds of this nature are of very considerable size, and the points of attachment of the chains or cables by which the sleds are drawn, are subjected to very great strain. It is therefore desirable to provide a plate of this character so constructed that it will be able to resist the strain and also so constructed as to prevent splitting or splintering of the Wood of the runner.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed de scription which now follows.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a runner having the sled plate attached thereto, Fig. 2 is an inside face view of the plate, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of said plate.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 5 designates the runner of a large sled of the character set forth. Said plate comprises the body portion 6 having the outstanding flange 7, and the inwardly extending beveled flange 8. This bevel flange extends entirely around the plate as is best illustrated in Fig. 2. The outstanding ears 9 and 10 are pierced for the passage of a pin or bolt 11 adapted to be engaged by the chain or cable used in drawing the sled and a part of which is indicated at 12. The plate is made concave between the ears 9 and 10, as indicated at 13. The bolts 14 pass through the openings 15 of the plate to secure the plate in position. The runner is cut out to receive the plate for a distance equal to the thickness of that portion of the plate which lies inside the flange 7, less the thickness of the beveled flange 8. In applying the plate it is driven forcibly into position to cause the bevel flange to bite into the wood of the runner. In practice I prefer to apply one of these plates upon each side of the runner with the plates opposite each other so that the same bolts may secure both plates. T he engagement of the bevel plates with the wood of the runner, in the form of a rectangle, tends to prevent splitting and splintering of the wood while at the same time it aids in securing the plate firmly to the runner.

While the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may be made within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

A sled plate comprising a body portion, ears upon the outside of the body portion adapted for engagement with a draft device, and an inwardly extending continuous flange upon the inner face of said body portion which has a reduced edge adapted to be driven into the wood of a runner, said body portion having an outstanding peripheral flange the inner face of which is adapted to lie against the surface of the part to which the plate is attached.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SOLOMON A. SOULE.

Witnesses:

F. D. GounEN, S. M. LOOKERT.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

